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Intellectual Omnivores Unite
Let’s all take a moment to acknowledge that the Student-Faculty Dinner is the closest thing the UHP has to a premiere social event of the season. It’s the place to see and be seen.
Make sure to purchase your $5 ticket from one of the UHP offices! You MUST purchase a ticket to attend this event!
Please join us for December’s (rescheduled) Food for Thought on Friday, December 4 at 12 PM in the Club Room! Professor Derek Malone France will be discussing “Religion, Science, and Philosophy: Considering the Limits of Human Understanding from Three Very Human Perspectives.”
It’s going to be a good one! Make sure to RSVP here so we can make sure to have enough sandwiches!
Calling all UHP freshmen!
On Sunday, December 6, 2015, join Prof. Ralkowski and GW TRAiLS for a day of spelunking in West Virginia! Please sign up by Wednesday, Dec. 2 (this is also the cancellation date if you change your mind).
You’ll meet at the glass tables in Marvin Center (by the admissions office) and from there drive the ~90 minutes to Shepardstown, WV. There you will receive some safety equipment (helmet, headlamp) and safety instructions from your guide! Climbing in the cave requires no experience, just a few hours of crawling, walking, and scrambling. You can expect to be back on Foggy Bottom around 6:00 pm, in time to study for upcoming finals.
In the words of GW TRAiLS: “If you enjoy jumpsuits and getting muddy come with us to explore the inside of a sweet cave in West Virginia!”
Make sure you bring these items:
Please register for this trip here, and contact the office or TRAiLS with any questions!
No Clue what you’re doing for brunch on Sunday, November 15? Concerned that studying for classes and other Trivial Pursuits have a Monopoly on your time? Give your Cranium a break, and get a Life. (That was a little mean… Sorry!) Don’t go through the Trouble of making plans – it doesn’t need to be a whole Operation. We’ve got you covered.
The Programming Board will be hosting brunch in the Townhouse next Sunday, November 15 between 11 and 1! There will be bagels, muffins, and board games… oh my!
Show up ready to win or pop in for a quick bite, but either way, please make sure to RSVP!
Please join us for November’s Food for Thought next Thursday, November 5 at 12 PM in the Club Room! Professor Derek Malone France will be discussing “Religion, Science, and Philosophy: Considering the Limits of Human Understanding from Three Very Human Perspectives.”
It’s going to be a good one! Make sure to RSVP here so we can make sure to have enough sandwiches!
If you’re a Senior and you’re anything like me, the idea of having real thoughts about your thesis may be a little overwhelming.
But the time has come to start having some real conversations about your thesis! Do you know how you’re satisfying your Honors thesis requirement? Did you know that the time to line up an advisor for the spring is now? Do you hate pizza?
If you answered “no” to any of the above questions, stop by the special PIZZA PARTY just for you guys Thursday, October 29 12-2pm in the Club Room. We’ll talk it out, you’ll be reassured by having taken the first step, and everyone is going to feel great about it.
This is not a trick, so get ready for a treat…come to our pumpkin carving party! We’ll provide you with carving tools, a pumpkin ($5, paid for at either the Townhouse or MVC Office), and goodies to eat. As always, feel free to bring your own pumpkin and/or heavy duty carving tools!
Come with your best ideas! There’ll be a competition for best carving!
Plus, an opportunity to win some swanky new UHP t-shirts!
Please RSVP here.
Post Hall, Mount Vernon Campus
October 30, 2 pm – 4 pm
Join us next Thursday, 10/22 from 12-1 as Prof. Joel Kuipers, one of this year’s Faculty Fellows, gives our next Food for Thought talk! He will be discussing “Linguistic Piety: Politics and Performance in the Indonesian Arabic Speech Register” over lunch from Corner Bakery! Make sure to RSVP here.
Freshmen, you all did an AMAZING job on four year plans. Congratulations! Now that that’s a wrap, it’s time to move on to the next advising beast: SPRING REGISTRATION! At October Small Group Meetings, we’ll answer burning questions such as:
Please RSVP for a small group meeting here. Small group meetings are first-come, first-served and they’re small (duh), so don’t procrastinate! We’ll be holding meetings in the club room on Foggy on:
| Monday, 10/19 | 4PM |
| Wednesday, 10/21 | 4PM |
| Thursday, 10/22 | 3PM |
| Friday, 10/23 | 10AM |
| Friday, 10/23 | 11AM |
| Friday, 10/23 | 12PM |
| Friday, 10/23 | 2PM |
| Friday, 10/23 | 3PM |
So SIGN UP NOW and we’ll see you next week! If the only meeting you can attend is full, please contact the UHP front office or email uhp@gwu.edu. If you cannot attend any of the meeting times, please schedule a one-on-one appointment with Catherine or Mary here.
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